1987: Elected prosecutor in Henrico County, Virginia, and re-elected in 1991.

1993: Elected attorney general for the state of Virginia.

1997: Ran for governor of Virginia, winning with 56 percent of the vote. Part of his campaign was run on the promise to cut the car tax, which he did during his time in office. His term ended in 2002 as Virginia has a one-term limit for governors.

2001: Began one-year stint as chairman of the Republican National Committee.

1999-2003: Chaired a homeland security and anti-terrorism commission, which came to be known as the Gilmore Commission.

2003: After the last report from the Gilmore Commission, Gilmore became chairman of the newly formed National Council on Readiness and Preparedness.

Troy Bishop, Iowa campaign manager
Served as executive director of the Polk County GOP, staffer on Steve Forbes for President campaign in 2000.

Tom Readmond, consultant
Worked as executive director of Media Freedom Project with Grover Norquist at Americans for Tax Reform, staffer with Texas U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm.

Gilmore on the Issues

Abortion
Opposes abortion rights. As governor, signed into law a 24-hour waiting period for women seeking an abortion, parental notification requirement for minors seeking an abortion and a ban on the procedure opponents have called "partial-birth" abortion.

Immigration
Opposes providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.